Adelaide utility Jono Beech will make his AFL debut against St Kilda on Friday night.
Beech, 26, is one of two changes to the Crows team to tackle the Saints at Adelaide Oval.
Riley Knight has also been recalled after two SANFL games in his comeback from a corked glute.
The pair replaces the injured Luke Brown (cheekbone) and David Mackay, who has been omitted.
Mackay, ruckman Reilly O’Brien and untried defender Tom Doedee are the emergencies. It’s the first time Doedee, who is in his second year at the Club, has been selected as an emergency.
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Also in his second season with the Crows, Beech was recruited from West Adelaide as a mature-age rookie. The Bloods premiership player won Adelaide’s State League Club Champion award last year.
Beech, who can play on a wing or across half-forward, is averaging 20 possessions, seven marks and a goal at SANFL level this season. He was promoted to Adelaide’s senior list for the second time in April.
From Barmera in South Australia’s Riverland, Beech is Adelaide’s third debutant this season behind draftee Jordan Gallucci and former basketballer Hugh Greenwood.
The Crows and Saints will do battle at 7:20pm (local time) on Friday. Gates open 5:15pm.
Fans are reminded to allow time pre-game for additional security checks at Adelaide Oval.
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Adelaide will be looking to rebound from last week’s loss to Geelong, while St Kilda is searching for its first-ever win at Adelaide Oval.
As the 20-year anniversary approaches, the Crows are reflecting on their maiden Grand Final win over the Saints in 1997.
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If not required at AFL level, Mackay, Doedee and O’Brien will play in Adelaide’s SANFL clash with Norwood at The Parade on Saturday. The match starts at 4:10pm. Ticketed Crows members receive free entry to the Club’s SANFL games upon presentation of their 2017 membership cards.
The AFL team is:
IN – Jono Beech, Riley Knight
OUT – Luke Brown (fractured cheekbone), David Mackay (omitted)
